Joseph Hopper Nicholson

Joseph Hopper Nicholson (15 May 1770-4 March 1817) was a member of the US House of Representatives (DR-MD 7) from 1799 to 1806, succeeding William Hindman and preceding Edward Lloyd.

Biography
Joseph Hopper Nicholson was born in Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland in 1770 and practiced law before serving in the House of Delegates from 1796 to 1798. The sickly Nicholson also served in the US House of Representatives from 1799 to 1806, and he participated in the defense of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812 and served on the Maryland Court of Appeals from 1806 until his death in Baltimore in 1817.